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| Kliwon: A dead giraffe in Surabaya zoo. Antara/M Risyal Hidayat |
Up to 20
kilograms of plastic was found in the stomach of a giraffe named Kliwon, who
died in his stall in the Surabaya Zoo on Thursday evening.
“The
plastic was apparently contained in the food he’d been eating for years and
accumulated in his stomach,” Surabaya Zoo management team chief Tony Sumampaw
said Friday.
Tony said
that according to the zoo medical team, the plastic had clogged Kliwon’s
digestive system.
The
21-year-old giraffe collapsed in his stall a day before his death. The giraffe
keeper said that Kliwon had lost his appetite over the past few days.
Tony said
that the zoo could not afford to get another giraffe to replace Kliwon due to
financial constraints.
The
15-hectare zoo, which is one of the city’s tourism icons, houses 2,025 animals
from 249 species. Many have said that the zoo is overpopulated. According to
the zoo, 2,204 animals in the zoo died during the 2006–2011 period. (swd)
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| The
last remaining giraffe at Surabaya Zoo died on Thursday night after collapsing in its pen earlier in the day, adding to the long list of suspicious animal deaths and disappearances at the facility. (JG Photo/Amir Tejo) |
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